At the Oct. 28 council meeting, village resident Walter Richardson asked if Lake County had taken ownership of the community’s water and sewer systems.

Three out-of-state residents face dozens of charges stemming from the alleged theft of about $700,000 from a Lake County village’s coffers. The charges follow a more than yearlong investigation ...

Of Lake County’s 45 municipal legislative offices with elections for city councils or village boards, only 12 have contested races. In township contests, there are 56 races.

Lake County’s first roundabout was built in 2010, according to county assistant engineer Kevin Carrier, at Riverwoods and Everett roads in the village of Mettawa.

Prior to that agreement our Village I Specific Area Plan (see attached 2008 SAP, a type of sector planning document) that included Flemings Road, did not anticipate a connection to Lake County ...